President Xi Jinping has unexpectedly changed the leadership of the unit controlling China's nuclear and conventional missiles.
China has replaced the heads of the elite unit in charge of its nuclear arsenal, in a move an expert toldFormer deputy navy chief Wang Houbin and party central committee member Xu Xisheng were named as head of the People Liberation Army's Rocket Force division, which controls China's nuclear and conventional missiles. Both have been promoted from the rank of lieutenant general to full general, which is China's highest rank for active service officers.
The appointments followed speculation about the whereabouts of the previous head of the unit, General Li Yuchao, and his deputy, General Liu Guangbin.earlier in July that the pair, as well as Li's former deputy, Zhang Zhenzhong, were facing corruption probes. China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, 2023. He has replaced two leaders of his country's Rocket Force unit, in what has been described as a purge.Craig Singleton, China Program deputy director and senior fellow at U.S. think tank the Foundation for Defense of Democracies , said Xi was likely influenced by the
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